REFUND FAILED

Event Overview

Event Type: REFUND_FAILED
Category: Payment
Description: Refund could not be completed This webhook is triggered when a refund fails to process or its final status could not be confirmed through EximPe.

Delivery Details

Attribute	Value
HTTP method	`POST`
URL	The webhook URL configured on your merchant account’s API credentials
Content-Type	`application/json`
Timeout	10 seconds
Retries	Up to 5 delivery attempts (backoff: 1 min, 5 min, 15 min, 60 min)

Headers

Header	Description
`Content-Type`	`application/json`
`User-Agent`	`Eximpe-Webhook/1.0`
`X-Webhook-Event`	`REFUND_FAILED`
`X-Webhook-Timestamp`	Unix timestamp (string) at the time of the request
`X-Webhook-Signature`	HMAC-SHA256 signature of the request body (JSON string with keys sorted, no extra whitespace), using your API key as the secret. Hex-encoded.

Signature verification (recommended):
Compute HMAC-SHA256(encryption_key, raw_body) where raw_body is the exact UTF-8 request body as received. Compare the hex result with the X-Webhook-Signature header to ensure the webhook is from the platform and unchanged.

Payload Schema

{
    "data": {
        "refunds": [
            {
                "bank_arn": null,
                "comments": "Refund failed or status unknown",
                "order_id": "OD8842170653",
                "refund_id": "RF9013486220",
                "payment_id": "PR5527901834",
                "refund_amount": 250,
                "order_reference_id": "REF8842170653",
                "refund_completed_at": null,
                "refund_reference_id": "a3f5c7d19e8b4c62b1d0f4e8a6c9d3b7"
            }
        ]
    },
    "version": "1.0.0",
    "event_time": "2026-06-03T14:30:02.854654",
    "event_type": "REFUND_FAILED",
    "sequence_number": "a1f4c92d-7b08-4e16-9c3a-2d6f815b0e47"
}

Field Specifications

Root Level Fields
Data Object Fields

string

required

Always "REFUND_FAILED" for this webhook event

string

required

Timestamp when the event occurred in ISO 8601 formatExample: "2026-06-03T14:30:02.854654"

string

required

Webhook payload version (currently “1.0.0”)

string

required

Unique identifier for the event instanceExample: "a1f4c92d-7b08-4e16-9c3a-2d6f815b0e47"

object

required

Event-specific data payload containing refund details

array

required

Array of refund objects containing the failed refund information

string

required

Order ID associated with the refundExample: "OD8842170653"

string

required

Unique refund identifierExample: "RF9013486220"

string

required

Original payment ID that the refund was attempted againstExample: "PR5527901834"

number

required

Refund amount that failed to processExample: 250

string

Human-readable reason describing why the refund failed or could not be confirmedExample: "Refund failed or status unknown"

string

Bank ARN (Acquirer Reference Number) - null when the refund did not reach the bankExample: null

string

Your reference ID for the order associated with the refundExample: "REF8842170653"

string

Timestamp when the refund completed - null for a failed refundExample: null

string

Unique reference ID for this refund transactionExample: "a3f5c7d19e8b4c62b1d0f4e8a6c9d3b7"

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